Telegrams.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1099, 13 July 1882, Page 2

Telegrams.

[PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Christchurch, July 12. There was great excitement over the election for the Stanmore seat yesterday. The result was declared at 8 o’clock, when it was found that Pilliet was in by a substantial majority. The numbers were, Pilliet, 469; Richardson, 345; Cawlishaw, 241. The poll will be declared on Friday. OAMARU, July 12. The inquest on Sarah Adams found in the creek near Papakio on July 2, commenced at Peebles, yesterday. Dugald Allen the first witness said lie never heard any quarrel between Beattie and the woman. Beattie left a razor stained with blood in witnesses possession, and explained that Mrs Beattie had been cutting fowls necks with it. Witness handed the razor to the police in the same condition as he had received it. He could not say whether it was before or after he heard the woman was missing that he gave up the razor, but believed it was after.

John Marwood deposed to finding the body. Beattie had been to witnesses house before the body was found Henry Scott, surveyor, who made a plan of the spot also gave evidence. Dr DeLautour who made the post mortem examination stated that the bruises on the body must have been inflicted shortly before death. Witness detailed his analysis of blood on the carving knifo, razor, and piece of iron, and on some striped muslin and arid woollen fibre, he found traces of mammals blood. He examined the hair found on the handkerchief. It resembled human hair, but he was not prepared to swear it was. He compared it with some hair cut from deceased’s head and found them very similar. He examined some blood on the moleskin trousers found by Constable Livingstone, which gavo all reactions characteristic of mammals blood, but very faintly under spectroscope. The spots on the trousers were all below the knee. The evidence of several other witnesses was given all tending to shew that the deceased was in great bodily fear of Beattie, and had said that he was going to kill her. Tho Jury returned the following verdict : —“ That Sarah Beattie, or Adams, came by her death by the hands of some person or persons to the Jury unknown.” Alexander Beattie was charged on remand, at the R.M.’s Court, to-day, with tho murder of Sarah Beattie (or Adams), and was further remanded till Tuesday next.

Auckland, July 12. At the half-yearly meeting of tho Now Zealand Insurance Company, the report showed that after making amplo provision for all liabilities and carrying £20,000 to the Reserve Fund there remains £21,584; for division as dividend of 15 per cent., and £5,584 was carried forward. »

Archdeacon Lush died yesterday, aged 65. Thos. Gorman was committed for trial for perjury at the Police Court yesterday. Dunedin, Julv 12. The now dredge has already produced excellent results on the bar. On Saturday there was a depth of 19 feet at low water.

Mrs. Kitchener’s baby, who was injured at the late fire, died yesterday morning.

Timaru, July 12. An enquiry was held at the instigation of the Liverpool, London, and Globe Insurance Company into tho burning of several stacks of grain, the property of H. Heffernan, on Gossling’s Coonoor farm, some weeks ago. Tho slacks were insured for £4OO. The jury unanimously returned a verdict that tho fire was maliciously caused by some person unknown. On Saturday last a boy named Berkwell was accidentally shot in the face near Temuka, while looking up the barrel of a pistol loaded .with shot held in tho hand of his brother, and which had hung fire. Tho boys life is not considered in danger, but he will probably be blind for life.

Hokitika, July 12. The steamer Waipara got ashore on tho north spit when entering the river after tendering the steamer Hero. In trying to get the steamer off yesterday the hawser slipped and’ broke Captain Bignells leg in two places. He was immediately taken to tho hospital. Chas. Johnson one of the seamen on board had his hand severely injured, and J. Sutherland the mate, also received slight injuries. The steamer has since been floated off.